Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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